import java.applet.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class ButtonEventApplet extends Applet implements ActionListener { Button button; public void init() { setLayout(new BorderLayout()); button = new Button("Click Me!"); button.addActionListener(this); add(button, BorderLayout.CENTER); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { // do something when the button is pressed button.setEnabled(false); } }